Chapter 177: Survival System for Natural Disasters (6)

The Supreme Command Center of the Dragon Country is holding an emergency meeting overnight.

Long Yuan, the Supreme Military and Political Commander, furrows his brows as he stares at the list transcribed from the Sky Screen by the secretary's office, saying in a deep voice:

"I presume you all know by now that only 33 people from our country were captured into the Survival Game. According to expert analysis, the first season's severe natural disaster in the game is Extreme Cold. What are your thoughts on this?"

"Our 33 people have ID numbers that are actually quite easy to remember: 00001, 00100, 05678, 00033, 06666..."

"What use is it if the numbers are easy to remember! We must look at how strong they are."

"If the sequence number is a ranking, then the first place belongs to our country, which shows that their strength is not weak. I believe he/she will lead our other 32 Dragon Country players to the end!"

"I agree with this view! Taking a step back, even if only he/she alone persists to the end, if the Protective Shield shrinks to 3%, it will be enough to protect some important resources. But this is the worst-case scenario; I believe our Dragon Country descendants will surely overcome all difficulties and fight to the end!"

"Optimism is good! But don't forget, there are four seasons of natural disasters in total. This is only the first day of the first season; there are three more seasons to come, and no one can predict what the situation will be. We cannot overly rely on the existence of the Protective Shield!"

"How can you call this over-reliance? You have also seen that the whole world is currently suffering from floods, glaciers are constantly melting, and the sea level is getting higher and higher. Not to mention those island nations that have already been submerged, just look at our Dragon Country—half of the southeastern coastal cities are flooded. Without the Protective Shield, with the heavy rain still pouring, the water level still rising, and tsunamis coming one after another, where would you have the citizens evacuate to? The northwestern plateau? How many people can that place accommodate?"

"Alright, stop arguing! Can't we make preparations for both possibilities? It would be best if the Protective Shield doesn't disappear! If it disappears one day, we must not lose the ability to save ourselves!"

"Yes, yes! Make preparations for both! Grasp both hands! Both hands must be firm!"

"As long as the strength is high, what does it matter if there are few players!"

"Speaking of high strength, I suspect this 00001 is one of our people from the Military Department. Our Military Department recently reported one officer missing."

Mentioning the missing person, Long Yuan turns his head to look at the Secretary-General in charge of meeting minutes: "Has the basic information for the 33 players been compiled?"

"There are still 9 people being verified."

"Compile it as soon as possible, conduct a background check on their family situations, and take good care of their relatives."

"Yes!"

Xie Yang wakes up from her sleep, opens her eyes, and discovers that it is dawn.

The upgraded Wooden House has a double-casement window that takes up half the wall, but there are no curtains. The dazzling sunlight, combined with the refraction of ice and snow, makes the interior exceptionally bright.

Xie Yang gets up, dresses neatly, and pulls open the door of the Wooden House; her eyes close uncontrollably.

It is truly blindingly bright outdoors!

She remembers that the original owner had a pair of sunglasses; she finds them in the Storage Space and puts them on, and now her eyes feel much more comfortable.

She takes the opportunity to take out a hygrometer to measure the outdoor temperature: -5℃.

Cold.

But the weather is nice!

She returns to the Wooden House, washes up as usual with melted snow, and then eats breakfast.

It is still 99 points exchanged for one Nutrient Solution that can last for a day.

She will keep the food in the Storage Space for now; perhaps she will need to rely on it later to trade for upgrade materials with other players.

After eating, she prepares to go out to chop trees.

She wants to take advantage of the good weather to hoard more Wood.

The next upgrade for the Shelter requires 100 Wood and 200 Iron Nails.

Iron Nails require Iron Ore, which is impossible for now.

But Wood can be obtained through logging.

Thus, she carries her axe and heads out.

Sub-system: 【Host, don't forget to check in!】

Oh, right!

Xie Yang logs into the Sub-system interface while walking and completes today's check-in, receiving 5 points.

After checking in, she continues walking forward. Before long, she reaches the seaside, where the deep blue sea surface is frozen over.

Looking into the distance, she can see quite a few scattered islands located far away, and she cannot help but wonder: after the players entered, were they all dropped onto islands?

Then, if there are ships that can navigate, wouldn't it be possible for players to run into each other?

Thinking this, she digs a stone out of the snow and throws it toward the sea surface.

"Thump—clatter!"

The stone not only fails to break the ice surface but is instead bounced away a long distance.

It is evident that the sea surface is frozen very solidly.

Xie Yang rubs her chin: Could this be a polar island?

【Sturdy Palm Tree, can be collected】

【Sturdy Coconut Tree, can be collected】

At this moment, she sees the prompt given by the Collection Illustrated Handbook.

Palm Tree?

Coconut Tree?

Aren't these both tropical tree species?

Judging by this, was this place once tropical? Did it become an ice and snow world only after encountering a low-temperature disaster?

Xie Yang clicks her tongue.

From this, she thinks of the real world; the outside world is currently suffering from global floods. Will it also usher in Extreme Cold weather ravaged by blizzards later?

Of course, this is just her conjecture.

She hopes she is overthinking it.

But what if it comes true?

Xie Yang pulls up the Game Panel, logs into the Game Mall, and checks the price of a Protective Shield capable of covering the entire Dragon Country: 【Redacted】 points.

"..."

I'm numb.

By comparison, it seems easier to survive the Four Seasons Natural Disasters and let the Dragon Country permanently possess the Protective Shield, right?

Stop thinking about anything else, chop trees!

【Obtained Wood *10】

【Obtained Wood *10】

【Obtained Wood *10】

【Obtained Wood *10】

She chopped four Palm Trees in a row, harvesting 10 Wood from each, and the 40 Wood were stored into the Game Backpack with one click.

The Game Backpack only has 10 Backpack Slots, but there is no upper limit for each slot, meaning the same type of material can be stacked infinitely.

Currently, 4 of her 10 Backpack Slots are in use, storing Gold Coins, Wood, Iron Nails, and an axe respectively.

However, the axe is a frequently used tool, so it is fine not to store it in the backpack.

Once all 10 Backpack Slots are filled with materials in the future, she can wait until the Shelter is upgraded to see if there are any rewards for Backpack Slots, or purchase them with points.

She had carefully studied the Game Mall and discovered that Gold Coins can only purchase basic survival supplies, while points can buy special supplies like Backpack Slots and Protective Shields.

One cannot say which is better between Gold Coins and points; one can only say that both are very important and neither can be dispensed with.

Xie Yang pondered while continuing to swing her axe to chop trees.

A brand-new Cast Iron Axe can chop at most 100 times.

Fortunately, she has great strength and can chop down a tree in one go.

【Obtained Wood *10】

【Obtained Wood *10】

【Obtained Wood *10】

【Obtained Wood *10】

【Obtained Rare Wood *10】

【Congratulations to player GY for lighting up the Rare Illustrated Handbook entry for Rare Wood; reward: Blind Box Treasure Chest *1】

"???"

Hearing a reward notification different from the previous ones, Xie Yang realized that she had unknowingly chopped her way from the southeast side of the island all the way to the due south side.

She had chopped everything from Palm Trees and Coconut Trees to Eucalyptus Wood, Teak, and Phoebe Wood.

With that final strike, she had even chopped down the best among Phoebe Wood—Golden Phoebe Wood.

She had stumbled upon lighting up the Rare Illustrated Handbook, thereby obtaining a Blind Box Treasure Chest.

Xie Yang was not in a hurry to open the treasure chest; instead, she clicked on the Rare Illustrated Handbook to check the Rare Wood she had just lit up.

【Golden Phoebe Wood: The best wood for shipbuilding. Mall buyback unit price: 50 Gold Coins】